Emarati Talent - Financial Analyst (FP&A)

Majid Al Futtaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Majid Al Futtaim’s MAFL LifeStyle Finance team is seeking a Financial Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and ad hoc analysis. You will partner with business and finance stakeholders to drive performance.

Responsibilities include coordinating annual budget, quarterly forecasts, model scenarios, and maintaining planning data in SAP S/4HANA and HFM, with advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting.
• 2-3 years of FP&A experience.
• Hands-on budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning.
• ACCA or CFA certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support MAFL’s annual budgeting process, including assumptions and variance reviews.
• Prepare quarterly forecasts and rolling outlooks with business and finance stakeholders.
• Support development of MAFL’s strategic plan with financial projections, scenarios, and performance targets.
• Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and strategic-plan targets; identify drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and business-case evaluations.
• Maintain planning data across SAP S/4HANA and HFM, including reconciliations.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs, challenge assumptions, and communicate financial insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes, reporting efficiency, and analytical quality.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Scenario modelling

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

HFM

Microsoft Excel

Job description

JOB TITLE

Financial Analyst | MAF LifeStyle | Finance

ROLE SUMMARY

The Financial Analyst will support MAFL’s financial planning and performance management activities. The role is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and well-structured ad hoc analysis that enables informed business decisions.

ROLE PROFILE

• Coordinate and support MAFL’s annual budgeting process, including assumptions, and variance reviews with stakeholder’s
• Prepare Quarterly forecasts and rolling outlooks in partnership with business and finance stakeholders.
• Support the development of MAFL’s strategic plan, translating business priorities into financial projections, scenarios, and performance targets.
• Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and strategic-plan targets; identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and business-case evaluation to support decision-making.
• Maintain accurate planning and reporting data across SAP S/4HANA and HFM, including reconciliations
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs, challenge assumptions, and communicate financial insights
• Identify opportunities to improve FP&A processes, reporting efficiency, and analytical quality

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting
• 2-3 years of relevant experience specifically in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• Hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, and ad hoc analysis.
• ACCA or CFA certification is preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and HFM
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is essential, including financial modelling, formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.